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Design Variety: Newspaper Self-Promo
Production Method
Digital
Design
Amber Asay
Printing
Newspaper Club
A newspaper full of different design challenges equalled the ideal format for Amber Asay to showcase her heterogeneous design talents. This fantastic concept for a self promotional piece allowed the young designer to exhibit a wide range of her considerable capabilities.
Dimensions (Width × Height × Depth)
11 × 15 in
Page Count
4
Paper Stock
40# newsprint
Natural Age / Pilgrim Copper
Number of Colors
–
Varnishes
–
Binding
–
Typography
Brandon Grotesque
Brothers
Chronicle Text
Engravers Gothic
Hoefler Titling
ITC Caslon No. 224
Knockout
Univers Ultra Condensed
Project Description
This self-promo was designed as part of a competition with the AIGA Orlando Mentorship Program. I was paired up with Anna Bond of Rifle Paper Co. and as a print expert, she guided me through the process and pushed me further into my idea. Newspapers are a means to provide a community with new information and as a designer new to the field, I felt this idea was the best fit for me. It's a way to let everyone know who I am and what I can do. Principles and techniques like layout, typography, lettering, illustration, info-graphics, icons, and collage further emphasize the overall theme, "Design Variety." 100 tabloid-size copies were printed along with belly bands and business cards to serve as a smaller takeaway.Production Lesson(s)
The concept of the newspaper was created to hold the irony of creating a beautiful keepsake out of a medium we so often throw out. I originally wanted to have gold metallic ink screen printed alongside the black ink, but my budget wouldn't allow for it. To improvise I used a gold color to print digitally instead. With time constraints, I went out on a limb and had the whole run printed without asking for a test print, which I later learned was a bold move. The color ended up to be slightly different than I planned, but the copper tint of gold grew on me. It also fit perfectly with the Pilgrim Copper paper used for the belly band.
Post Author
Duncan Robertson
Former intern at UnderConsideration LLC.
More: Online / On Twitter
Date Published
September 26, 2013
Filed Under
Digital
Self promotion
Tagged with
illustration
newspaper
two colors
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